The Horse Boy

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The Horse Boy
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michel Orion Scott
Produced by Rupert Isaacson
Music by Kim Carroll, Lili Haydn
Distributed by Zeitgeist Films UK/US Warner Home Video US DVD
Release dates
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  • January 2009 (2009-01) (Sundance)
  • September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country United States, United Kingdom
Language English

The Horse Boy is the title of an autobiographical book and a documentary feature film that follow the quest of Rupert Isaacson and his wife to find healing for their autistic son Rowan. After discovering that Rowan's condition appears to be improved by contact with horses and other animals, the family leave their home in Texas on an arduous journey to seek help from the traditional shamans in Mongolia. The book and film follow the family as they travel via the UK by plane, van and on horseback in an attempt to treat the boy's condition with shamanic healing.

Book

The Horse Boy: A Father’s Quest to Heal His Son, a book about the Isaacsons' experience, written by Rupert Isaacson, was released by Little Brown and Company on April 14, 2009. The book was a New York Times Best-seller.[citation needed]

Film

The film was directed by Michel Orion Scott and is distributed by Zeitgeist Films.[1] It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,[2] and won the 2009 Feature Film Audience Award for the Lone Star States at South by Southwest.[3]

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